School Of EngineeringData CommunicationsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300997.2
Discipline: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Incompatible Units
300010 - Data Networks
Prerequisite
300057 Signals and Systems
About this Unit
This unit is concerned with the principles and topics of fundamental importance to digital data communication, computer communication networks and telecommunications. The lower layers of the protocol structure (physical layer, data link layer and some aspects of the network layer) and the physical medium (hardware and transmission lines) are emphasized. An engineering approach will be taken to provide an insight to transmission and transmission media, communication techniques and transmission efficiency.